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Rushing River and Relief Reservoir Hike
Read more: Rushing River and Relief Reservoir HikeA very rocky trail with very rewarding views of a meadow, rushing river, cascades and rapids, ending with a picturesque reservoir.
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Finding Solitude on a Hermit Valley Trail Hike
Read more: Finding Solitude on a Hermit Valley Trail HikeLiving up to its name, we had Hermit Valley Trail on Ebbetts Pass to ourselves and enjoyed the raging river alongside us on this trek through the Sierra Nevada.
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Jeeping in High Rock Canyon
Read more: Jeeping in High Rock CanyonOur first trip to Black Rock Desert and our deepest water crossing. Interestingly, wagon trains traveled this very road in the mid-1800s.
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Gushing Over Loves Falls
Read more: Gushing Over Loves Falls‘Tis the season for waterfalls in the Sierra. This hike quickly and unexpectedly went from great to incredibly memorable.
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A Spring Hike to Hunter Creek Waterfall
Read more: A Spring Hike to Hunter Creek WaterfallA local hike with moderately challenging terrain, pretty scenery, and blooming wildflowers.
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Touring Alabama Hills, Movie Road, and Manzanar
Read more: Touring Alabama Hills, Movie Road, and ManzanarThe final day following our weekend in Death Valley brought us to a few unique places we’d never yet been.
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Death Valley in Two Days: Day 2
Read more: Death Valley in Two Days: Day 2On Day 2, some stops were Zabriskie Point, Artist’s Palette, Dante’s View, Badwater Basin, Star Wars Canyon, and Darwin Falls among others.
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Death Valley in Two Days: Day 1
Read more: Death Valley in Two Days: Day 1The awesome sights from our first day, including Titus Canyon, Racetrack Playa, sand dunes, and Mosaic Canyon.
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The Challenging Euchre Bar Trail Hike
Read more: The Challenging Euchre Bar Trail HikeA short but tough hike on a historic trail from the California Gold Rush era.
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Family in Tahoe for Thanksgiving
Read more: Family in Tahoe for ThanksgivingI love it when we get to introduce people to Tahoe for their first time! We visited Emerald Bay, Glen Alpine Falls, Chimney Beach, hiked up to Eagle Rock and Green Lake, and the boys went mountain biking.
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Angora Lakes Hike was a Hoot!
Read more: Angora Lakes Hike was a Hoot!Squeezing in another local hike before winter!
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A Serene Emigrant Lake All to Ourselves
Read more: A Serene Emigrant Lake All to OurselvesOur second time hiking to this pretty emerald-green lake called Emigrant Lake.
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